Ethics are not needed for scientific advancements. This has been more than evident in the past. In other works the science can work and humans without a philosophy degree can still take the decisions. Ethics are subjective.

I don't embrace just hard data. I am saying that philosophical thought or spiritual contemplations can be done by anyone. No need for specialisation. An empirical scientist can do just fine in the philosophy department.

Try explaining society, love, friendship, loyalty, free will, etc. i

We can and we have been doing this and it is a much better way to do it rather than explaining it through philosophy.

in the ways of hard data and maybe then philosophy and soft sciences will be obsolete.
To me, science is just a tool, not a religion.

yes. science is a tool. nobody said otherwise. I am just saying that philosophy is dead. Epistemology is essentially philosophy 2.0.